Ritchey Road Logic Build

[MaraudingWalrus]

Bike is in and all built up.
Road Logic Frameset
Campagnolo Record rear derailleur, shifters
Campagnolo Super Record front derailleur
KCNC CB9 brakeset
Praxis/Turn Zayante 52/36
Ultegra 11-23 cassette
Ritchey Evocurve WCS alloy bars
Ritchey WCS alloy link seatpost
Arundel gekko fur tape
HED belgiums, White Industries T11, DT Comps
Paul Skewers
Selle Royal Seta S1 saddle
Time Xpresso 10 pedals
Arundel stainless cages
YBN Ti-Nitride Chain

18lbs on the nose.
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̶A̶n̶y̶ ̶t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶t̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶c̶r̶a̶n̶k̶s̶?̶

[thirdgenbird]

I would go praxis.

If I were building a road logic:
2015+ chorus shifters/derailleurs
Turn praxis cranks
Ee brakes
Thomson post/stem
Deda shallow bars
Zonda wheels
Record level skewers
Clement strada 28s

[MaraudingWalrus]

I would go praxis.

If I were building a road logic:
2015+ chorus shifters/derailleurs
Turn praxis cranks
Ee brakes
Thomson post/stem
Deda shallow bars

I've got 2015+ Record shifters and derailleur (I will pluralize derailleur in the future).
I've got KCNC brakes, that are pretty nice.
Belgiums to White Industries T11
Paul Skewers
28mm somethin for tires
I'll probably Ritchey out the cockpit eventually, I really love their EvoCurve stuff. (for the moment I'll run my Cannondale bars and stems [de-badged] since they're decent and I have them)

[thirdgenbird]

Sounds proper to me.

[Look585]

Find an old Ritchey Logic crank and run a 1x + bash guard.

[kramnnim]

Those Turn cranks are quite portly...

[sandyrs]

Those Turn cranks are quite portly...

OP lives in Florida...

[MaraudingWalrus]

OP lives in Florida...



Also OP is quite portly.

[thirdgenbird]

Also OP is quite portly.

Haha.


Yes, the praxis cranks are on the heavy side but they test quite stiff, the rings shift great, and they look nice. The weight seems like a reasonable trade off to me.

[MaraudingWalrus]

Praxis cranks on the way.

Likely a SR front derailleur on the way, too. What's the cool kid fd clamp these days?

[Muffin Man]

http://www.pedalroom.com/bike/2014-ritchey-road-logic-53cm-25158

[kramnnim]

Praxis cranks on the way.

Likely a SR front derailleur on the way, too. What's the cool kid fd clamp these days?

Parlee. :hello:

[MaraudingWalrus]

Parlee. :hello:



That's what I was thinking.

[MaraudingWalrus]

Frame should be in anyday.
Cranks & BB by Thursday.
Ritchey Evo Curve bar.


I'm quite excited.

[MaraudingWalrus]

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Small pile of parts is amassing for the build. Rep is bringing the frame by next week. Patience..another weekend of riding my crappy Macaframa or GT Grade..I may break out the belt drive bike for the Sunday ride..

[Cicli]

Sweet.
The Ritchey is a super frame.

[Miller76]

Looking forward to seeing this built up. I think you did a great job on the CAAD12 so expectations are high


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[MaraudingWalrus]

Looking forward to seeing this built up. I think you did a great job on the CAAD12 so expectations are high



Thanks. I'm very excited about it. It should be a great bike. Solid frame, with a great parts mix. Haven't finished (or really started) it yet, and already scheming for the next project.

[tbar23]

Enjoy the process. I love building up bikes.

[MikeD]

Align the derailleur hanger. I've had two of these frames, and the hanger was out of alignment on both. I also have an alignment problem with the rear wheel not being centered between the chainstay at the bottom bracket on my newest frame. That issue is probably not fixable but I can live with it since it is only slightly out.

[chiasticon]

I also have an alignment problem with the rear wheel not being centered between the chainstay at the bottom bracket on my newest frame. That issue is probably not fixable but I can live with it since it is only slightly out.fwiw, it probably is fixable; the beauty of steel, really. you just gotta find a builder who can do it. then strip it and get it on an alignment table to see where it's out. could be as easy as the dropouts being out of phase; couple minute fix. it's a process that takes time to determine exactly what the issue is, but then is very quickly fixed (in general).

[Bstone]

I would probably walk to my parts box and look inside. Whatever parts have the fewest scratches AND still actually work would be what I would choose.

I would also be sure to use recycled cables and housing, brake pads that have some actual pad material left, tires that don't have too many cuts, etc.

Pick some wheels that aren't too out of true.

Then revel in the anti-snob, flippin' the bird to the establishment vibe.

Aaahhhhh............

[MaraudingWalrus]

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Frame in hand. Build is tonight!

[AJM100]

very cool color combo - grayish and purplish. :beer: Nice.

[MaraudingWalrus]

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I'd largely forgotten I had these arundel stainless cages...

[jtbadge]

Purple ano is the coolest.

[MaraudingWalrus]

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Some stuff left to do. Shakedown ride tomorrow evening, real ride Sunday. Few more changes next week when I find my alligator ilink housing...

[R3awak3n]

purple ano doesnt quite work on it but if you like it thats what maters. Bike looks rad. Love those frames

[junkfood]

Nice looking build! Looks like a fun ride.

Jake

[MaraudingWalrus]

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Bike is set, couple short rides around the town this morning. Doing about twenty miles tonight, sixty five or so on the agenda for tomorrow.

Ride is great. Will update original post with a review after the ride.

[MaraudingWalrus]

Used Chain-L for the first time. We'll see how it goes. Combine its claims with those of YBN, and I shouldn't need to lubricate this chain again ever.

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[R3awak3n]

I have been using NFS and it seems to last way longer than whatever I was using before. I think they claim 400 miles or a bit more.

[MaraudingWalrus]

Took it out for its first real ride this morning, a little more than sixty miles in central Florida's hills; 63 miles with just shy of 2k feet climbing is pretty serious for Florida - especially considering the temperature (my GPS claimed 109 fahrenheit as I rolled back to the car)



The frame has a great feel to it. Which isn't particularly surprising. Markedly more comfortable than the CAAD12, or any other road bike I've had recently. First impressions would leave me hard-pressed to choose between it and my GT Grade with skinny tires for a century+ ride.



The frame is comfortable without being noodly, as I feared it might be. I really think the Praxis cranks/bb combination really helps stiffen up that area. Or at least gives the sensation of extra stiffness. Zero flex when you jump on the pedals and go.





Also, hand't had the joy of a Campagnolo front derailleur for a long ride until today. I enjoyed the performance by the front derailleur. Works quite well, especially with the praxis rings.



The ridiculous amount of gears in the rear with a single lever throw saved my fat :butt: today several times when the roads tilted up, too.





Few things to fiddle with on fit, and as soon as I track down my alligator housing I'll swap that out, and order a final stem - some kind of Ritchey C260..



Good ride, better bike.

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[Cicli]

Thats a great bike. Enjoy it.
My IF barely edges out the Ritchey I had.

[dsillito]

Curious as to why the Shimano cassette with the Campy shifters?

[MaraudingWalrus]

Curious as to why the Shimano cassette with the Campy shifters?



11speed stuff is all indexed the same. Built those wheels up when I had a shimano bike, and it makes them easier to sell locally if I wanted to.

[dsillito]

11speed stuff is all indexed the same. Built those wheels up when I had a shimano bike, and it makes them easier to sell locally if I wanted to.

Logic-al

(slaps knee)

[MaraudingWalrus]

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This is either the best or worst thing I've ever done. Or somewhere in the middle. Taking my not quite complete sets of alligator housing and combining. It's killing my hands.

[MaraudingWalrus]

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This perhaps has the worst time spent to outcome ratio of anything I've ever done. And yet I'm pretty stoked on it for absolutely no reason.

And my hands are raw from unsnapping the damn things.

[sf_rinaldi]

Nice build. Purple is not a color I would have gone to but it goes well with the Ritchey gray paint! And glad to hear you are enjoying the steel ride!

[MikeD]

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This perhaps has the worst time spent to outcome ratio of anything I've ever done. And yet I'm pretty stoked on it for absolutely no reason.

And my hands are raw from unsnapping the damn things.



Dude, you're running too thick a spacer stack under and over the stem, according to the fork instructions, potentially putting too much stress on the steerer.


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[R3awak3n]

Dude, you're running too thick a spacer stack under and over the stem, according to the fork instructions, potentially putting too much stress on the steerer.


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I was about to be like say wahhh? but then realized its a carbon fork.

man this bike looks so nice, I would have not gone with the checker pattern cables, too busy. you already got the purple which is already different, don't need more pops IMHO

[fogrider]

I had a Ritchie a few years ago, I did like the ride but it had a steel fork and I just needed something lighter. It hard to image that Florida has that many hills, but I'm in San Francisco and 3,000 feet of climbing is a flat ride in a 50 miler. And it looks like you've built up your bike with some lightweight parts! enjoy the ride!

[false_Aest]

Dude, you're running too thick a spacer stack under and over the stem, according to the fork instructions, potentially putting too much stress on the steerer.



He's right.

[MaraudingWalrus]

I've trimmed that down since. Thanks for your concern for my teeth.

As far as the alternating on the housing being too much with the purple. I somewhat agree. However, I don't hold on to wheels for very long, so that's likely not to be an issue for much longer.

[beta_hat]

Nice build! Got same wheelset up, running tubeless and worth the hassel.

[oldpotatoe]

Dude, you're running too thick a spacer stack under and over the stem, according to the fork instructions, potentially putting too much stress on the steerer.


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Yup..4cm below max..